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The Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) of the Columbia Basin, British Columbia: Field Surveys, Collections Development and Public Education Table of Contents Return to Genus Sympetrum Sympetrum obtrusum (Hagen) White-faced Meadowhawk Provincial Status: CDC rank: S5 S. obtrusum is probably the most common Sympetrum in southern British Columbia. It is rare in the far northeast, and remains unknown north of the Skeena valley (Kitwanga) (Cannings and Stuart 1977; L. Ramsay, unpubl. data; S. Cannings, unpubl. data). Columbia-Kootenay Distribution Widespread and common in the region. Global Distribution British Columbia and southwestern Northwest Territories east to Nova Scotia; south to North Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas, New Mexico and California (Bick and Mauffray 2000). Faunal element: Transition (see Appendix 2). Biological information S. obtrusum inhabits a wide variety of ponds, marshes and peatlands in the valleys and mountains. Columbia Basin dates for flying adults are 25 June to 30 September, but known dates for all of British Columbia range from 24 June to 19 October (Cannings and Stuart 1977).

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